Knife holder and sharpener



Mayv 18, 1948. y o. A. DlRKsEN 2,441,690

KNIFE HOLDER AND SHARPENER May 18, 1948. y' o. A. DIRKSEN 2,441,690

KNIFE HOLDER AND SHARPENER filed June 24, 1946 2 sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR. O/e A D/r-/f'en Patented May 18, 1948 unirse e Pars-'Nr fossiel-E "21441590 5 y firnremiomsn ANDsnAneENER le lirfksen, (Spencert'lowa estimation-annees, 1946, seal-Na maar;

The present linventionrelate's to a pocket nor holder in which to deposit carving for rbut'chers knives,`when temporarily n'ot iin use, in cornbin'a tion with an applianc'efwithintheiholden'wlereby the knife becomesI'sharpenediautoihatically fevery time 'the knife is Areposited iin for Eremo-ved intern the holder. Y

This holder is made in the shape .oit-"a 'depb'ag o1' pocket Vadapted for hanging on a wall in a kitchen or butcher shop within easy reach of the user. f

One object and lthe amain '--advantage -Iof this invention is that the sharpeningY element is always at hand and in the same place, so that no search or hunting 'for -it is necessary when sharpening is needed, and since theknife is continually kept sharp,` no time is lost for :such operation;

vRoom for additional knives -isfalso provided in the holder just for storing but without anyfsharpening facility and whenever any-ofeaid additional knives need sharpening, this can, of course, be done in the middle slit.

One great advantage 'of usingthisholder is that no knives are now permittedilto lie around reach of children v,and irresponsible persons 'that might be hurt.

Other objects and advantages will be made clear in the following description with the aid of the drawing, wherein like numerals refer to the same details in different views:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the holder;

Figure 2 is a side elevation in vertical section along line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a transverse section taken along line 4 4 of Figure 1; and

Figure 5 is a view in front elevation of the Sharpener by itself.

In the drawing the holder or casing is denoted by reference numeral I0, made of tin plater or some suitable plastic material. It has preferably 'a straight flat back I'I to fit snugly against a wall from which the holder may be hung on a hook engaging a small opening I2 provided in the upward back extension I3.

The holder preferably tapers downwardly and is closed at the bottom. The length is sucient to accommodate the length of the knife blade and a cover or lid I 4 is fastened over the other- Wise open top. This lid I4 is slightly inclined in downward direction and is provided with one main narrow slit I5 and two auxiliary slits I6, one on each side of the main slit.

These slits each have a width and length to accommodate a knife blade I1 allowing a slight pla-y. usual the ha'ndle 180i the vknife has greater fcros's vsection than its bladef'I'I, lso that when the gblade inserted lin 'one `of the slits 15 oi' the life rwillHang "on its handle 1'8 from thfel d il! 'vx- -th thefblade reaching down towards tlfe `v.bottom otheholder. Y rv A short distance belowfthelid the s'harpe'ne'rrZ is located. The same consists of 'astrai'ght-rear plate portion 2I which lies flat against the back w'all Il 'ofthe holder I0. This-plate hasalmedial, longitudinal forwardly projecting yfold -22 from the `bottom through vthe major l`portion 'o'f its length. 'Thetwo walls -fo'rmed by thisfo'ld forin-a sheath-in which a knifeis received, vThe bottom endof "the -fold rests on theibottom "il-0' of the casing ID fand assists in maintaining the 'device upright. bove the plane of the top endof `fold 22, theV sides :of the lplate vare 'formed lto provide wing strips -1-23 v"and 26. 'The strip 23 extends forwardly and is bent to contact )with the right side wall of the fholder III and -is continued by an inwardly bent 'wing 'portion 2'4, which `*contacts with part 'of the .front wall'of the-holder vand n'ally terminates witha rearwardly bent iinger 25 :reaching towards the middle line of therear portion 2|. Similarly the other wing strip 26, portion 21, and finger 28 projects from the right edge of the top of the support. The entire support 20 is made of thin spring sheet material the free ends of the two fingers 25 and 28 are in different planes and are biased to move into crossing relation. As a consequence the sharpening blocks 29 and 30 'are always touching a knife blade pushed between them as seen in Figure 4. The abrasive blocks, which may consist of emery stone, pieces of le or any other abrasive body, are rmly secured on the adjacent faces of the fingers between a pair of projecting ledges 3|, 32 formed on said fingers.

With the holder hung from a hook on "a wall adjacent a butchers bench or a kitchen table, one or more knives may now be placed in the holder for immediate or subsequent use.

Evidently the blade I'I of a knife inserted through the slit I5 will now be rubbed by blocks 29, 3B on both sides along its entire length, when pushed down until stopped when its handle I8 strikes the top plate I 4 of the holder. The same thing happens again when the knife is drawn up and down several times until its edge becomes sufliciently sharp. In order to increase the inward pressure of the shapening blocks 29, 30 the fingers 25, 28 may be located one above the other, so that they actually cross when free.

Accordingly the lingers will have more swing 3 or travel and thus give greater pressure against `the knife blade l1.

It is to be understood that the invention as herein disclosed may be varied from the details described and shown without departure from the spirit of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. A knife holding and sharpening device of the character stated, comprising a relatively long casing having a top Wall provided with a slot for the reception of a knife blade, a plate member removably supported Within the casing against Y the rear side thereof, a pair of wing members formed integrally with the plate at opposite sides and extending forwardly from the plate, each of said wing members being continued in a front portion and a rearwardly directed resilient finger,

said wings and the front portions thereof engaging adjacent walls of the casing to maintain the plate positioned in the casing, said fingers being disposed in rearwardly convergent relation upon opposite sides of the vertical plane of said slot, the fingers being in vertically spaced planes and biased to move into an overlapping relation, and an abrasive sharpening element carried by each finger upon the side thereof which is in opposed relation with the other finger.

2. Al knife holder and Sharpener of the character stated, 'comprising a relatively long casing having a top wall, back, side and front Walls and a bottom wall, said top wall having a slot therein designed to receive the blade of a knife, a plate member disposed vertically within the casing against the'back wall thereof, means forming a part of the plate member and engaging the bottom wall to maintain the plate member in upright position against the back wall, said plate member at its top end having formed integrally with the opposite longitudinal edges, forwardly projecting wings adapted to bear against the inner surfaces of the adjacent side walls, each of said wings being continued at its forward end in a portion designed to bear against the rear side of the front wall of the casing, each of said front wall engaging portions being continued in a rearwardly directed nger, said fingers being of a vertical width approximately half the vertical width of the portion of which it forms a part, the fingers being in vertically spaced planes and biased to assume a rearwardly converging overlapping relation, and sharpening elements secured to the adjacent faces of the fingers, the said lingers being positioned to have the vertical plane of the knife receiving slot pass centrally therebetween whereby a knife blade when extended downwardly through the slot will pass between and have contact with the adjacent faces of the sharpening elements.

3. A knife holder and Sharpener of the charc acter stated in claim 2, wherein the said means Vforming apart of the plate and engaging the bottom wall of the casing, comprises a fold forming a part of the material of the plate and extending longitudinally of the plate in the casing.

4. A knife holder and Sharpener of the character stated in claim 2, wherein the said means forming'a part' of the plate and engaging the bottom wall of the casing, comprises a fold'in the plate, extending longitudinally of the plate on a medial line, the fold providing two spaced portions between which the said plane of the slot passes whereby the fold provides a knife blade receiving sheath.

' O'LE A. DRKSEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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